Overnight mortgage rates sink further

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Long-term mortgage interest rates were lower Wednesday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield inched up to 3.73 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average slipped to 5.1 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate dropped to 4.39 percent. The 1-year adjustable dipped to 2.95 percent. The 30-year Treasury bond yield remained at 4.67 percent. Rates are current as of 7:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Mortgage rate figures are according to Bankrate.com, which publishes nightly averages based on its survey of 4,000 banks in 50 states. Points on these mortgages range from zero to 3.5. In other economic news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 160.07 points, or 1.53 percent, finishing at 10,296.89. The Nasdaq was down 31.01 points, or 1.55 percent, closing at 1,964.15. Stock and b...